Re: AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK [was: Bug in gnulib-tools prevents bison from bootstrapping]

[Noah Misch]

On Wed, Sep 05, 2007 at 01:45:49PM -0700, Eric Blake-1 wrote:
> > > address@hidden AC_CHECK_PROG (@var{variable}, @var{prog-to-check-for},
> > @var{value-if-found}, @ovar{value-if-not-found}, @ovar{path}, 
> > @ovar{reject})
> > > address@hidden AC_CHECK_PROG (@var{variable}, @var{prog-to-check-for}, @
> > > +  @var{value-if-found}, @ovar{value-if-not-found}, @
> > > +  @dvar{path, $PATH}, @ovar{reject})
> > 
> > Why the @\n?  We don't do that elsewhere in the manual.
> 
> The texinfo manual documents that inside @def*, @\n
> serves as a line-continuation marker and can be used to
> make the .texi source file fit 80-column editing; it
> has no effect on the final rendering in either info or dvi.
> I'm not particularly fond of long lines when they can be
> avoided, so I plan to ultimately convert the entire
> manual in that manner, as a matter of style (I already
> did it for M4's .texinfo source file).  But in the
> meantime, I agree with your complaint that it should be
> an independent patch.

That does sound worthwhile.  Thanks for clarifying.